(I think I detect an undertone of sarcasm in Tony's post.)(posted 8765 days ago)I know that there are still places that have a traditional street life - but it seems to me that the purpose of street photography is as an historical and sociological record of what people actually do in public. It's just that the conception of public space changes or evolves over time. (We probably should also talk about taking pictures in offices!)
One picture I wish I had gotten recently was at a Taco Bell. (It's either camera equipment or decent food for me right now!) There was a grandmother and her two granddaughters saying grace over their meal.
But the most interesting restaurants are the small locally owned ones - Chinese, Italian, Greek, etc. Both the customers and employees usually have something much more unique about them. (A while back I used to frequent a Greek owned restaurant in Clearwater that had a 50-year-old male - and extremely unfeminine - crossdresser as a regular customer!)
My traffic projects may be a bit more unusual, but, like Mike talked about, I'm currently trying to borrow a 300-400mm lens to set up near a busy intersection and do some candids of the drivers. I also plan to mount a camera on the hood of my Jeep with a wide angle lens and a remote so that I can get some real "traffic" shots.
And finally, I'm eagerly awaiting the new Casio WristCam (out this coming fall). It should be quite interesting to use for candids at the office!
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